According to Anonymous, Westboro Baptist Church was behind the Open Letter allegedly from Anonymous, and then added fuel to the flames with WBC's "Bring it" reply. Anonymous warns don't DDoS, it's a trap to collect IPs for suing.
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Free speech arguments abound in the Anon community and rightly so. I have yet to determine if the original document is a plant (by Westboro) or a fuck-up (an Anon sent it on his/her own) but an ample percentage seem to feel that attacking Westboro plays right into Phelps' hands. That, and Anon are defenders of free speech and the hypocrisy of using denial of service attacks to muzzle Westboro's right of free speech is morally wrong. We'll see how it plays out.
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Before I could break out the popcorn and settle in to watch the fight, Anonymous News Network posted on Facebook, "V: I was just gonna ignore this for a good long while because it was a stupid call, but looks like Westboro Baptist Church (of "GodHatesFags.com" fame) wants to pick a fight with Anonymous. They're attention-whoring idiots. Meanwhile, on the IRC, a channel #OpWestboro has been started to discuss what to do. It's come down to either overwhelming force or ignoring them entirely: no middle ground."
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There is another release from Anon telling members to ignore the original ("It's a trap!" or "The writer is a stupid Anon who got a little gung-ho.") but something about it doesn't sit right with me either. More when I can figure out what's really happening. That said, Anon will continue its ops overseas, namely targeting Middle East dictators who try to deny the internet to their people.
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